Bible Question:
My question concerns the authorship of Revelation. I have begun studying this book in ernest since reading the Left Behind series. As a Roman Catholic I have found the Church's teaching to be very different from that of many other denominations, particularly whether John the Evangelist and John the Revelator are one in the same. In trying to find an answer to this I have found that even the early Church fathers did not agree on this. Is there any definitve evidence one way or the other on this subject? Mike. |
Bible Answer: Welcome to the forum Grandpamike! I agree with the others that it is the same John who wrote the other books that wrote Revelation. There are some specific parallels that help to show this. One is that only in the gospel of John and the book of Revelation is Jesus Christ referred to as the Word, or the Lamb. Both also describe Jesus as a witness. In Rev 1:9 John states that he was sent to the island of Patmos after he preached God's message and told about Jesus. prayon |